Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C. F. Martin

Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C. F. Martin

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / JOHN STERLING RUTH

Col Wilkins Guitar by C. F. Martin Sr., 1846, from a private collection, part of Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C. F. Martin at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Jan. 14-Dec. 7.

Col Wilkins Guitar by C. F. Martin Sr., 1846, from a private collection, part of Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C. F. Martin at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Jan. 14-Dec. 7. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / JOHN STERLING RUTH)

Col Wilkins Guitar by C. F. Martin Sr., 1846, from a private collection, part of Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C. F. Martin at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Jan. 14-Dec. 7.